Sorts an array of objects or arrays based on one or more orderby arguments.

$list array Required

An array of objects or arrays to sort.

$orderby string|array Optional

Either the field name to order by or an array of multiple orderby fields as $orderby => $order.

Default: array()

$order string Optional

Either 'ASC' or 'DESC'. Only used if $orderby is a string.

Default: 'ASC'

$preserve_keys bool Optional

Whether to preserve keys.

Default: false

array The sorted array.

File: wp-includes/functions.php. View all references

function wp_list_sort( $list, $orderby = array(), $order = 'ASC', $preserve_keys = false ) {
	if ( ! is_array( $list ) ) {
		return array();
	}

	$util = new WP_List_Util( $list );

	return $util->sort( $orderby, $order, $preserve_keys );
}